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Bengaluru, July 16: After clinching historic gold in the 100m race at the World Universiade in Naples, Italy last week, ace India sprinter Dutee Chand said the medal was a perfect answer to the criticism she received for expressing that she was in a same-sex relationship. The 23-year-old Dutee fended off a late challenge from Del Ponte of...

Comedian-host Ellen DeGeneres has recalled being sexually assaulted by her mother's then-husband when she was a teen. DeGeneres revisited the abuse she experienced as a teenager in an upcoming episode of David Letterman's show, "My NextGuest Needs No Introduction", reports cnn.com. The abuse started, DeGeneres said, after her mother, Betty, was...

Video Editor: Sandeep Suman Members of the queer community have come together to express their solidarity with Dutee Chand. The sprinter recently revealed she’s in a same-sex relationship with her “soulmate” who is a girl from her hometown of Chaka Gopalpur in Odisha. Dutee is the first Indian sports star...

NEW DEHLI – Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand revealed on Sunday that she is gay, becoming the first athlete from the socially conservative country to do so, and adding she feared being ostracised by her family after the admission. Chand, who was at the centre of a lengthy international gender row, told AFP she had been in a...

GENEVA — Caster Semenya’s running future will be decided by three judges starting next week in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics. The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion from South Africa is looking to overturn eligibility rules for hyperandrogenic athletes proposed by track and field’s governing...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Two countries. One significant medal. A combined Koreas crew earned a historic bronze medal at the Asian Games on Saturday by finishing third in the women’s 200-meter dragon boat final behind China and games host Indonesia. It was the first time a combined team from North Korea and South Korea has won a medal at a major...

LONDON (AP) - As always, Caster Semenya is focused on racing, not regulations. And she has some big goals, too. The SouthAfrican plans to be around for a while, and maybe dominate the 1,500 meters the way she has the 800. After falling over the line to earn bronze in the 1,500 on Monday at the world championships, Semenya was flooded with...